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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Part One: The Pampas": "The Morbid Light of Dead Men's Bones" through "A Prophet with a Paintbrush".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," to what does China Iron compare traveling on horseback or in the wagon?
(a) Singing a song.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Hearing a story.
(d) Flying.

2. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," which indigenous group are China Iron and the others traveling towards?
(a) Charrúa.
(b) Guaraní.
(c) Tehuelche.
(d) Quechua.

3. In "Under the British Empire," what does China Iron wear for the first time in her life?
(a) Leather shoes.
(b) A corset.
(c) A raincoat.
(d) A petticoat.

4. In "British Science," what object does China Iron become fascinated with?
(a) A book of myths.
(b) A compass.
(c) An umbrella.
(d) A pepper mill.

5. In "British Science," what is a "Franklin rod" (53)?
(a) A lightening rod.
(b) A wagon axle.
(c) A branding iron.
(d) A device used to find water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Martín Fierro?

2. When China Iron was a small child, where did she often hide?

3. What is the "mate" referred to at the end of "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?

4. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," how does China Iron end up getting married?

5. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is China Iron most pleased to see inside the wagon?

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